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1,318 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Adrias pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 12.1 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
89.6%
Pass-after-fix
3.3%
Fail
6.2%
Avg miles
20,324
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
Some examples of this model are borderline — a small number of diesels were certified Euro 6 before September 2015. Check your registration on the government's ULEZ checker to be certain. Daily charges if driven in the zone: London £12.50 · Birmingham £8.00 · Bristol £9.00 .
Performance by cohort
2 year bands · 1,235 tests
Pass rate drops 1.4 points across the cohorts — recent Adria examples are doing worse than the early cars at the same tested age.
Pass
89.8%
Fail
6.4%
PRS
2.0%
Avg mileage at test
24,920 mi
Pass
88.4%
Fail
6.5%
PRS
4.7%
Avg mileage at test
16,830 mi
Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.
The picture
Across 718 MOT tests, the Adria returns 89.0% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is an airbag warning light. Stop lamp with a multiple light source up and wipers that don't clear the screen round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 17,930, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
ABI Insurance Group
Below the fleet average — generally reasonable to insure. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.
Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →
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Obligatory mirror or device slightly damaged or loose
11 occurrences · 0.8% of tests
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
9 occurrences · 0.7% of tests
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
8 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
8 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
7 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
6 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
5 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
A lens defective which has no effect on emitted light
5 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
Stop lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
5 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated
5 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 2 failures
£28–£105
If every one of this Adria's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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Year-band analysis
First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 1.4-point gap between bands is modest — the year you buy Fiat Adria makes a small but real difference to MOT outcomes.
Best band to buy
89.8%
Pre-2018 registration
the older band (pre-2018) climbs to 89.8% — a 1.4-point improvement. Failures here are mostly wear items: slightly damaged, efficiency below requirements — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band.
Band to be cautious about
88.4%
2018–2020 registration
On the 2018–2020 band, the data shows a 88.4% pass rate against a fleet average of 89.8% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: not working, has a bulge, caused by separation or…, and has a lump, caused by separation or…. Average mileage on test for this band is 16,830 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.
Best band to buy: pre-2018 (89.8% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2018-2020 (88.4% pass). That's a 1.4-point spread across 596 older tests and 639 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.
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Replacement wing mirror glass
A cracked mirror glass on the offside is a fail; nearside is an advisory. £8 of self-adhesive replacement glass clears it.
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Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades
Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.
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Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own an Adria and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.
